Nagaland Cabinet adds three new districts – Tseminyu, Niuland and Chumukedima

Nagaland Cabinet today announced the formation of three new districts in the state bringing their total number to 15. Tseminyu, Niuland, and Chumukedima are now the 13th, 14th, and 15th

Nagaland Cabinet today announced the formation of three new districts in the state bringing their total number to 15. Tseminyu, Niuland, and Chumukedima are now the 13th, 14th, and 15th districts of Nagaland.

While Tseminyu has been carved out of Kohima, Niuland and Chumukedima have been formed by trifurcating Dimapur.

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Nagaland Ministers Jacob Zhimomi & Tseminyu R Khing, took to Twitter to share the news and thank the government for creating the new districts

“Delighted to share that Niuland and Chumukedima under my assembly constituency has been created as a new districts today by the state cabinet. Thankful and grateful to HCM @Neiphiu_Rio ji. The best Christmas gift ever!”, Zimoni who represents the Dimapur constituency wrote on Twitter .

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R. Khing who is an MLA from Tseminyu called it a historic day and expressed gratitude on behalf of the Renma Nagas calling it a fulfilment of a ‘long-cherished dream’.

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